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8 hours
Daily Tour
10 people
English
Philae Temple: The tour often begins with a visit to the Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis. Located on Philae Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, this temple complex is renowned for its beautifully preserved ancient architecture and intricate reliefs. Visitors can explore various structures within the temple complex, including the main temple, the Kiosk of Trajan, and the Temple of Hathor.
High Dam: After exploring Philae Temple, the tour may proceed to the Aswan High Dam, one of Egypt’s modern engineering marvels. Built in the 1960s, the dam plays a crucial role in controlling the flow of the Nile River and providing irrigation water and hydroelectric power to the region. Visitors can learn about the dam’s construction and its impact on Egypt’s economy and agriculture.
Unfinished Obelisk: Next, the tour might include a visit to the Unfinished Obelisk, a massive ancient monument located in a granite quarry near Aswan. Carved directly out of the bedrock, this obelisk was intended to be one of the largest ever erected in ancient Egypt but was abandoned due to structural flaws. Visitors can marvel at the sheer size of the unfinished obelisk and learn about the ancient quarrying techniques used by Egyptian craftsmen.
Pick up from your Aswan hotel or cruise ship and travel to the High Dam of Aswan, an engineering miracle when it built in 1960, and incorporating 16 times the amount of material that went into the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Proceed to the impressive granite quarries and site of the Unfinished Obelisk. Illustrating the skills of Egypt’s stonemasons, this monolith is one-third taller than any other ancient Egyptian obelisk. Later, Ride Like a Local around the Aswan islands in a felucca, weather permitting.
Ride a motorised boat to Philae Temple, UNESCO natural heritage on the island of Agilika. This sacred complex was dedicated to the Goddess Isis and reflects a fusion of three great civilisations Egyptian, Greek and Roman. The temple dismantled and then painstakingly reassembled when the construction of the High Dam caused surrounding Nile waters to rise. Philae Temple has a beautiful setting on an island in the river which has been landscaped to match its original site. Later, Ride Like a Local around the Aswan islands in a felucca.
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Cairo, Giza, Egypt
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